Jo Rüßmann

Improbable Blossom

Improbable Blossom

2025

Berlin Summer University of the Arts

"Improbable Blossom" was a five day screen printing workshop at Berlin Summer University of the Arts exploring screen printed organic visual language on found materials through drawing experiments, paper cuts and stencil printing. The production of art and rubbish are two sides of the same coin: defining an edition means separating prints of artistic value from imperfect waste paper. Design practice means sorting essential information from superfluous detail; waste is superfluous and must be removed from sight. These two poles are inextricably linked - particularly when we think about the mountains of refuse we produce - and design. How can we approach printmaking in a more sustainable way? Which boundaries can we set ourselves? What can we reuse? How do we deal with mistakes?